"Anirudh…" Right as Anirudh swallowed hard and started eyeballing the room's setup, Aurora's voice drifted down from upstairs, cutting through his daze.
"Yeah? Down here!" he hollered back, snapping to attention.
"Get up here for a sec…"
"Uh, sure…" Clueless but hooked, Anirudh hauled himself up the stairs. Second floor—two rooms, one at each end of the hall, doors shut tight, no Aurora in sight.
"Aurora, where you hiding?" he called out, voice bouncing off the walls.
"Third floor, genius…"
Duh. He bolted up the next flight. The third floor was a whole vibe—one giant bedroom with a slick little sky garden tagged on—think pool and jungle vibes. The lone room's door was flung wide, and there was Aurora, parked on the bed's edge, hands fumbling behind her, wrestling with a zipper that wouldn't budge.
"What's up, Aurora?" Anirudh stepped into her turf, nerves buzzing, hit by a whiff of some killer scent. Couldn't pin it—something spicy that lit a fire in his gut.
The place was massive—600 square feet easy. Glass door on the left spilling out to the garden, window on the right, and a monster plush bed smack in the middle, Aurora's throne.
"Help me with this damn zipper—it's stuck…" She waved him over, cool as ice, no blush in sight.
"Right…" Anirudh hustled up as she spun around, flashing him her smooth, bare back.
The zipper was halfway down, teasing a peek at her black bra strap. Her skin? Creamy perfection—not a flaw you'd clock on a thirty-year-old. It was snagged right at the bra, tangled on some rogue thread.
That view hit him like a truck—heart pounding, palms sweaty. He stepped up behind her, jittery, snagging the zipper. His fingers grazed her back by mistake, and boom—sparks.
Choking down the jitters, he yanked—zilch. Tugged it up a hair, freed the thread, then slid it down smooth. Her silky back unfolded like a gift, and his eyes damn near glowed. Another gulp slipped out as his fingertips brushed her velvet skin—he was gone.
"Aurora…" Anirudh croaked, fighting to sound chill.
"Mmm," she hummed, low and soft, her own pulse kicking up. His touch sent a shiver racing down her spine, busting her cool—especially with their two steamy run-ins replaying in her head, cranking the heat.
"Your skin's unreal—how do you pull that off?" Anirudh muttered, zipper fully down now, her back a flawless canvas. His hand slid over it, soaking in the softness.
"You little creep—just admit you wanna grope me. What's with the 'how do you pull that off' line? You shopping for lotion now?" Aurora's heart thumped as his palm roamed. She whipped around, smacking his hand off with a sassy flick.
"Heh, just digging for intel…" Her turn put her chest front and center—zipper down, dress slipping, flashing a killer slice of cleavage, bra and all. Those squeezed curves and plump rounds left his mouth desert-dry.
"What else you digging for?" Aurora clocked his shameless stare, pulse racing, but no shame. They'd tangoed twice—first a hot stranger thing, pre-nephew reveal; then KTV, all booze and bad choices. Now, sober and cozy, it was weird—but she didn't boot him. Maybe she was into it.
"How stacked you really are…" No pushback? Anirudh's balls grew three sizes.
"Didn't you already get a handful?" Aurora hit him with an eye-roll.
"Yeah, but I need a refresher…"
"Wanna go for round two then?" She tossed him a flirty smirk.
"Hell yeah…" Anirudh nodded, licking his cracked lips, pants pitching a tent like it was showtime.
Catching his thirsty vibe and that bulge, Aurora shot him a fake-fed-up look. "You little perv…"
"Don't you dig pervs, Aurora?" Anirudh grinned, all devilish, hands darting out to claim those dream curves again, kneading their hefty softness through her bra.
"Damn straight—I'm all about a perv like you. Wanna up the ante?" His grip torched her last shred of restraint. A jolt zapped through her, old thrills shaking her loose. She yanked him onto the bed, flipped, and straddled him—those massive curves dangling right in his face, his eyes popping, as she purred something dripping with sin…
That line, paired with her dazed, hungry look, slammed Anirudh's heart into overdrive…